CRI210H1 Chapter 10: Criminal Justice in Canada - Goff
2 Mar 2017
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Goff sentencing and dispositions : chapter ten. Sentencing: judicial determination on legal sanction to be imposed if found guilty. A sentence must be legal, imposed by a judge, and following a criminal conviction. Disposition the actual sentence imposed ex. length of imprisonment. 2 purposes of punishing criminals: evil doers deserve it, to prevent crime. Fine, prohibition, community sentence, intermittent sentence, recognizance to keep peace. Split sentence when sentences are combined ex. fine + prohibition: people generally agree that offenders should be punished but there is a lack of consensus regarding how and why. 6 basic goals of sentencing: deterrence, selective incapacitation, rehabilitation, justice, healing, restoration. Must have balance between fear and justice. Specific deterrence deter an individual offender through punishment: works in domestic violence cases, doesn"t stop people from committing (cid:854)nd crime once they serve sentence for (cid:853)st offence. General deterrence deter members of society from committing crime through severe sentences.
